Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-24
NOT YET IN HARNESS.
Colonel W,R, Morrison the Only Mem
Der Of the Inter- State Commerce
Commission at the Capital,
The Board Expected to Organize Satur.
dsy-Auch Necessary Delay in
Getting Down TO Work.
a Quandary Already Arisen in Regard to
Salarles-ManY Applications for
CIerkships Filed.
THE COMMISSIONERS.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Of the inter-s
state commerce board Colonel William Il:
Morrison Is the only member at present
in the city. The other members are eX-
pected here Ky Saturday night, and the
immediate organization of the board is
expected. 1t is not thought the com:
mission will be ready to perform its
functions in full for some time 10 come,
as the exact construction to be placed
upon the various provisions Of the law
is at present matter OF grave doubt. 1t
Will be necessary first to perfect the
permanent organization of the board.
This will require some time, as
it is impossible to Judge before
hand OF the duties which will De required
of the commissioners. There is q great
deal Of patronage to be disposed and by
the time everything is in thorough work
| in order, the interstate commerce COM
MISSION will prove q bureau of no small
! importance in the civil service of the gov
eminent. A question has arisen as to the
right of the commissioners to draw
| salaries from the lst of January last.
! The appropriation was made from that
date, and it is held by some of the officials
of the treasury that on April there will
| be due to each member One-tOurth of a
years salary. If this proves to be the
case, it is probable that Mr.. Morrison
will be made an exception, as
| he was a member of Congress ct
that time and under the constitution
could not be appointed to an Office created
| by the Congress Of which he was a mem
! ber On the other hand, Comptroller
| Durham held that Sunset Cox was en-
! r., a gl,rU n K V
! as we'll as to pay as member of Congress
! from the date of the resignation Of Mr.
! Pulitzer, in spite of the fact that Mr.. Cox
voted to increase the compensation Ofthe
Minister to Turkey. Under the same
clause of the constitution he could not
legally be appointed to a position, the
compensation of which vas increased by
the Congress of which he w8s member
| There are said to be nearly 100 applIca-
| tiOnS for Clerkships under the commits
sion already filed.
JUDGE COOLEY ACCEPTS.
! LANSING, MICH, March 23.-Judge
| Cooley has written to his son In this city
| informing him that he recently received
an autograph letter from President Cleye
land strongly urging him 10 accept
place upon the interstate commission
Judge Cooley intimstes that in defereL &c
to the Presidents earnest wishes he will
accept the appointment. Although the
salary is much less thJn that which he
gets as receiver of the Wabash Railroad,
| the Judge thinks the labor of the office
will prove much more coDgeniaI.
CANDIDATES FOR PROMOTION.
| Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Sergeant
Louis v d. Berry, Company D; Corporal
G. Bangere, Company +, and Corporal
Earl G Caravan, Company G, Sixteenth
| infantry, have been recommended for
promotion to second lieutenants, and
have been ordered to San Antonio April
4, for examination tefore the following
board of officers: Lieutenant-COlonel E
p. Nolum, Surgeon MsjOr Isaac Arnold,
ordnance corps ;Captain Edgar Z.Steeven,
Third cavalry; Captain Edward E. Wood,
Eighth cavalry and First Lieutenant
Henry G. Dawes, Third artillery.
TEXAS PATENTS.
Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, March 90 The follow
ing Texas patents were granted to-day:
Henry Lofner, MCLennOn county; Pat
rick Woodward, reissue, Fort Worth.
FALSE REPORTS DENIED.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-EVery few
weeks the country is informed that the
Tongue river Indians in Montana are
starving to death. The reiteratiOn OF
this report wearied Commissioner Atkins, |
and he recently took steps to find out the
facts. He has to-day received a dispatch |
from Agent UpshaW to the effect that no
Indians under that agency have starved
to death and that they are drawing their
customary rations.
MANNING's SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-It is learned
on good authority that Secretary Man
nlng's successor will not be appointed
before April l, the date upon which Mr..
Manning's resignation takes effect. The
belief still prevails that Assistant Score
tary Fairchild will receive the appoint
ment.
ANOTHER BOND CALL.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The act
ng Secretary Of the Treasury
this afternoon issued the l48th call for
the redemption of bonds. Tne call is for
$40, Zoo, 900 OF the per cent loan of 1882,
and notice Is given that the principal and
accrued interest of the bonds designated
will be paid st the treasury of the Uoited
Ststes IN the city of Washington on the
LIST day of May, 1887, and that the inter
est on said bonds will cease on that day.
ANOTHER BILL A LAW.
WAsHIN C TON, March 23-The act to
prohibit the importation aud immigration
of foreigners and aliens under contract or
agreement to perform labor in the United
States, which was approved February %,
should, according to its provisions, have
gone into effect to-day. The acting Sec
rotary of the Treasury, who is charged
with the execution of this act, has not
yet had an opportunity to prepare the
regulations essential to its proper en-
forcement. They are now, however, in
course of preparation, and will sc issued
in few days.
THE FILLIBUSTERS QUIET.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The acting
Secretary of the Treasury has received a
letter from Deputy Collector Spencer at
Tampa, giving the details of the recent
action OF the citizens in driv
ing away troublesome Cuban
flllibusters as already told IN these dis